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City of Guilds(2009)

★ 6.5 BGG1–4 players30 minWeight 1.91
Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementVariable Player Powers

Games like City of Guilds

Looking for games like City of Guilds? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and the constant fight to control more of the board than your rivals. This page rounds up 12 of the closest alternatives, scored on mechanical overlap with the original (45%), complexity match (35%), and player-count fit (20%), then weighted by BoardGameGeek community ratings so every pick is one players genuinely rate. The strongest matches come first; the further down you go, the more a game trades exact overlap for a fresh take on the same core appeal.

How ISO scores this list:Mechanic overlap 45%·Complexity proximity 35%·Player-count fit 20%·BGG quality multiplier applied

12 recommendations · scored by ISO

Smash Up: Pretty Pretty Smash Up(2015)

★ 7.22 players45 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
81/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementVariable Player Powers

Omen: Edge of the Aegean(2016)

★ 7.32 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
79/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementVariable Player Powers

Hack Trick(2015)

★ 6.32–4 playersWeight 1.4
ISO Match
78/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementVariable Player Powers

Minotaur Lords(2004)

★ 6.02 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
78/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementVariable Player Powers

Songs of Far Shores: Omen Game 1(2024)

★ 7.92 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
74/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementVariable Player Powers

Air, Land, & Sea(2019)

★ 7.42 players20 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceCard Play Conflict ResolutionHand Management

Smash Up: Awesome Level 9000(2013)

★ 7.22 players45 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementTake That

Smash Up: That '70s Expansion(2018)

★ 7.52 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementTake That

Smash Up: Oops, You Did It Again(2018)

★ 7.42 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementTake That

Omen: A Reign of War(2011)

★ 7.32 players30 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Smash Up: Marvel(2021)

★ 7.22–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementTake That

Smash Up: Monster Smash(2014)

★ 7.32 players30 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementTake That

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